Recently I was tasked with developing a single-sign-on solution for accessing Blackboard’s WebCT CE8 via SharePoint. Blackboard provides examples and instructions for setting up an SSO in the document WebCT Automatic Signon Protocol which can be found if searched for; however it is all written with PHP, PERL, and Java developers in mind. To implement [...]

When talking about mobile applications, most people would assume that they are only for Smartphones. I had the false impression too (or I have never questioned myself for that) until I encountered a practical case at work recently.
The requirement was to allow users to submit some information (mostly in a text format) from their [...]

On a current Windows application we made the decision to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) instead of the time-tested Windows Forms.  The main consideration was styling, because seriously, who wants an application that looks like Windows 95?
However, the project required a multiple document interface (MDI), which is not supported in WPF.
After some quick thinking, I [...]

For years I have acted as everything from developer, architect, manager, project manager, program manager, and morning coffee maker. The last is probably the most appreciated and important job function forced out of necessity because I’m typically in the office by 6:30.
Over the years, though, I have become more and more of a believer in [...]

On a recent ASP.NET MVC project, we used to our advantage AJAX and latest jQuery.  There were a couple of times Internet Explorer required an extra step to deliver desired results because of the way IE caches web pages.  My fellow developers use Chrome as their preferred browser and up until working with them I [...]

While preparing for an upcoming exam I was looking into the usage of Html Helpers with MVC2 and thought it may be simple to easily add extension methods for Jquery UI controls. I have had several sites that have utilized multiple Jquery UI DatePicker controls and it would be a great time saver to simply [...]

In this article, it talks about how to set Windows Service account dynamically during installation using Visual Studio 2008 Setup Project.

Although extensions have been available for visual studio for quite a while, the addition of the extension manager in visual studio 2010 has made it easier to install and keep your extensions up-to-date.

The manager makes it much easier to see what extensions are available and allows easy access to detailed information about each extension. It [...]

When you build ASP.NET MVC applications that require Forms-based or Windows authentication (e.g. login.aspx) and ASP.NET Session State, you need to make sure you properly handle redirecting the application to the appropriate login page when the users session has expired. This becomes more of a challenge when you start building layers of the application using [...]

Are certifications important?  That’s a controversial question I’ve struggled with over the years.  Some say that they only reflect how well a person can memorize a book while others argue that they provide proof that the person holding the certification is an expert in that field or technology. 
For example, I memorized a few books and [...]